raise1 /reɪz/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitiveT] → raze1 move higher 移向高处LIFT to move or lift something to a higher position, place, or level 举起;提起;抬起;使升高 Can you raise the lamp so I can see? 你能把灯举高点好让我看清吗?
William raised his hat and smiled at her. 威廉抬一抬帽子,朝她笑了笑。
Raise your hand if you know the right answer. 知道正确答案的话,请举手。
► see thesaurus at lift RegisterIn everyday British English, people usually say lift something up rather than raise something: 在日常英国英语中,人们一般说 lift something up,而不说 raise something
Can you lift up the lamp a bit? 把灯抬起一点好吗?
British English speakers usually say put up your hand rather than raise your hand: 讲英国英语的人一般说 put up your hand,而不说 raise your hand
Put your hand up if you know the right answer. 知道正确答案的话,请举手。
2 increase 增加INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to increase an amount, number, or level 增加,提高〔数量、数字或水平〕 OPP lower Many shops have raised their prices. 很多商店都提价了。
The university is working to raise the number of students from state schools. 这所大学正在努力增加公立学校学生的入学人数。
a campaign to raise awareness of meningitis 增强脑膜炎防治意识的活动
Dr Hayward intends to raise the museum’s profile (=make it more well-known). 海沃德博士想提高博物馆的知名度。
► see thesaurus at increase RegisterIn everyday British English, people usually say put up an amount, a price etc rather than raise it: 在日常英国英语中,提高数量、价格等人们一般用 put,而不用 raise
They’ve put the price of fuel up again. 他们再次调高了油价。
3 collect money 筹钱 to collect money that you can use to do a particular job or help people 筹集;筹募 The Trust hopes to raise $1 million to buy land. 这家信托机构希望能筹集到一百万美元购置土地。
They are raising funds to help needy youngsters. 他们正在筹款帮助贫困青少年。
a concert to raise money for charity 筹募善款的音乐会
→ fundraising 4 improve 改善IMPROVE to improve the quality or standard of something 提高,改善〔质量或标准〕 Changing the law cannot raise standards. 修改法律并不能提高道德标准。
The team need to raise their game. 这支球队需要提高球技。
5 start a subject 开始某个话题MENTION to begin to talk or write about a subject that you want to be considered or a question that you think should be answered 提出,提起 SYN bring up He did not raise the subject again. 他再也没有提起这个话题。
I’d like to raise the issue of publicity. 我想提一提宣传问题。
Betty raised the important question of who will be in charge. 贝蒂提出了一个重要问题,就是将由谁来负责。
► see thesaurus at mention 6 cause a reaction 引起反应INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC to cause a particular emotion or reaction 引起,激起〔某种情感或反应〕 This attack raises fears of increased violence against foreigners. 这次袭击使人们对针对外国人的暴力事件日渐增多感到担忧。
The way the research was carried out raises doubts about the results. 这项研究的操作方式令人们对研究结果产生怀疑。
7 move eyes or face 移动眼睛或脸 to move your eyes, head, or face so that you are looking up 抬起〔眼睛、头或脸〕 OPP lower Albert raised his eyes and stared at Ruth. 艾伯特抬起眼睛盯着露丝。
‘No, ’ he said without raising his head. “不。”他头也不抬地说道。
8 move upright 直立起来 (also raise up) to move or lift yourself into an upright position 直起〔身子〕 OPP lowerraise yourself Adele raised herself from the pillows. 阿黛尔从一堆枕头中直起身子。
He raised himself up on one elbow to watch. 他用一只胳膊肘支起身来看。
9 children 孩子 especially American EnglishAmELOOK AFTER somebody to look after your children and help them grow 抚养,养育 SYN British English bring up Stan’s dad died, leaving his mother to raise three sons alone. 斯坦的父亲去世了,留下他母亲独自抚养三个儿子。
It was time for Dean to settle down and raise a family. 该是迪安安顿下来生儿育女的时候了。
Anne married a Jew, despite being raised a Catholic. 安妮在天主教家庭长大,但她嫁给了一个犹太人。
The new generation was the first to be raised on processed food. 新成长起来的这一代人是第一批吃加工食品长大的一代。
Camus was born and raised in Algeria. 加缪在阿尔及利亚出生并长大。
10 animals or plants 动物或植物TA to look after animals or grow plants so that they can be sold or used as food 饲养;种植 He raised cattle in Nebraska when he was young. 他年轻时在内布拉斯加州养过牛。
Jim retired to raise raspberries. 吉姆退休后种植山莓。
11 collect people 征集人员 to collect together a large group of people, especially soldiers 召集,征募〔尤指士兵〕 The rebels quickly raised an army. 叛乱分子很快就召集起一支人马。
12 raise a smile to smile when you are not feeling happy, or to make someone smile when they are not feeling happy (使)装出笑脸 I couldn’t raise a smile. 我笑不出来。
raise a smile• I can raise a smile - even on a difficult day 14. 13 raise your eyebrows UPto show surprise, doubt, disapproval etc by moving your eyebrows upwards 扬起眉毛〔表示吃惊、怀疑、反对等〕 Blanche raised her eyebrows in surprise. 布兰奇吃惊地扬起眉毛。
raise your eyebrows• Your facial expressions can help to emphasize parts of your speech too: try smiling, scowling, or raising your eyebrows.• Rose raised his eyebrows and drank a cup of Mrs Burbanks' tea.• She raised her eyebrows and drew out a hank of hair, backing slowly away from me.• While he was pouring the drinks Ron the landlord raised his eyebrows at me.• He raised his eyebrows but he didn't actually skewer my hand to his desk with his favourite kris.• Karen smiled and raised her eyebrows: Check that!• She did not speak when he raised his eyebrows the second time, so in went onions, mustard and ketchup. 14 raise eyebrows if something raises eyebrows, it surprises people 令人吃惊 The band’s new sound will raise some eyebrows. 该乐队的新曲风将令一些人吃惊。
15 raise your voice SHOUTto speak loudly or shout because you are angry 〔因生气〕提高嗓门,高声说话 He’s never raised his voice to me. 他从来不会冲着我嚷。
I could hear raised voices in the next room. 我可以听到隔壁房间有人在大声嚷嚷。
raise your voice• Eventually, even Western governments began to raise their voices.• He seemed calm and thoughtful, and throughout his recent eloquent speeches had not raised his voice.• Stop raising your voice, Amanda.• In my family nobody raised their voices and nobody fought with each other.• Don't you raise your voice at me!• We heard raised voices coming from the next room, and then a cry.• Often it does not occur to them that they can speak up, raise their voices in front of people.• I never heard my father raise his voice in his life.• So far neither of them had raised their voices, or only enough to be heard above Gordon's din.• Oliver raised his voice slightly to say, I may have to ask him not to come over here any more.• They have to raise their voices to be heard above the clam our of the world. 16 raise your glass spokenDFD to celebrate someone’s happiness or success by holding up your glass and drinking from it 举杯庆祝 Ladies and gentlemen, will you raise your glasses to the bride and groom. 女士们、先生们,请大家举杯祝贺新娘和新郎。
17 raise the alarm British EnglishBrEWARN to warn people about a danger so that they can take action 发出警报 Sam stayed with his injured friend while a passing motorist raised the alarm. 萨姆陪着他受伤的朋友,一名过路司机则发出了警报。
18 raise the spectre of something literaryNOTICE to make people feel afraid that something frightening might soon happen 引起对某事的恐慌 The violence has raised the spectre of civil war. 暴力事件引起了人们对内战的恐慌。
19 raise its (ugly) head if a question or problem raises its head, it appears and has to be dealt with 〔问题或困难〕抬头,出现 Another problem then raised its ugly head. 之后又有一个问题出现了。
raise its (ugly) head• And here's where the question of spec lists raises its head.• Another problem will begin to raise its ugly head, in the form of parasites. 20 raise the bar to do, produce, or be something better than anyone before, so that other people then feel they have to do better themselves 〔因做得好而〕使标准提高 He has raised the bar for other filmmakers. 他为其他电影制作人树立了更高的标准。
21 card game 纸牌游戏DGC to make a higher bid than an opponent in a card game 比〔对手〕多下赌注 I’ll raise you $100. 我加你100美元。
22 raise hell informal to complain in a very angry way about something you think is not acceptable 大吵大闹,抱怨 I’ll raise hell with whoever is responsible for this mess. 不管是谁惹下这麻烦,我都跟他没完。
raise hell• It raises hell across the land.• They raised hell for three weeks.• Now she raised hell with him about the letter in the paper.
23 raise hell/Cain especially American EnglishAmE to behave in a wild, noisy way that upsets other people 喧闹 The kids next door were raising hell last night. 隔壁那些孩子昨天夜里闹翻天了。
raise hell/Cain• It raises hell across the land.• He spent his teenage years raising hell and stealing cars.• They raised hell for three weeks.• Now she raised hell with him about the letter in the paper. 24. raise the roof LOUD/NOISYto make a very loud noise when singing, celebrating etc 〔在唱歌、欢庆作乐等时〕高声喧闹raise the roof• The crowd's cheers raised the roof.• They raised the roof, his battalion of coughs.• And raising the roof ... the house where lightning struck twice. 25 speak to SB 和某人说话TCT to speak to someone on a piece of radio equipment 用无线电与…通话 SYN contact, get They finally managed to raise him at Miller’s sheep farm. 他们终于通过无线电在米勒的养羊场联系到他。
26 wake SB 叫醒某人 literaryWAKE UP/GET UP to wake someone who is difficult to wake 叫醒〔难以醒来的人〕 Try as he might he could not raise her. 他想尽办法,仍然无法唤醒她。
27 dead person 死人 biblicalRRCAL to make someone who has died live again 使起死回生,使复活 Jesus raised Lazarus from the grave. 耶稣使拉撒路死而复生。
28. raise a siege/embargo formalLET/ALLOW to allow goods to go in and out of a place again after they have been stopped by force or by a law 解除包围/禁运 29. build 建造 formalTBC to build something such as a monument 建造,树立〔纪念碑等〕 SYN erect 30 raise 2/4/10 etc to the power of 2/3/4 etc technicalHM to multiply a number by itself a particular number of times 使2/4/10等自乘2/3/4等次 2 raised to the power of 3 is 8. 2 的三次方是8。